Southwest Airlines (LUV) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2026)
Southwest Airlines has reported Retained Earnings over the past 18 years, most recently at $16.5 billion for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Retained Earnings rose 2.77% to $16.5 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $16.5 billion through Mar 2026, up 2.77% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $16.4 billion for FY2025, 65652.0% up from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings was $16.5 billion for Q1 2026 at Southwest Airlines, up from $16.4 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Retained Earnings peaked at $16.6 billion in Q3 2022 and troughed at -$35.0 million in Q2 2025.
- The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is $16.0 billion (2023), against an average of $9.6 billion.
- Peak annual rise in Retained Earnings hit 65652.0% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 418.18% in 2025.
- Tracing LUV's Retained Earnings over 5 years: stood at $344.0 million in 2022, then soared by 4637.5% to $16.3 billion in 2023, then tumbled by 100.15% to -$25.0 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 65652.0% to $16.4 billion in 2025, then increased by 0.84% to $16.5 billion in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings over the past three periods came in at $16.5 billion, $16.4 billion, and $16.2 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.